i think i've been given an incentive....

This starling postcard dropped through the door this morning and reminded me of how only a year ago, we were off to New Designers ourselves in hope of fame and fortune! i can hardly believe that it was 12 months ago as so much has happened over the last year....

After i visited the CCAD degree show last thursday night i have been given a huge incentive to pick up some embroidery again. I really miss all the drawing, designing and making we got to do at college and i know a lot of others would agree with me but it has become hard to find the time. So this week i'm making a specail effort to create something new. if only i could stop going to work long enough to pay a visit to Kim on Witchmountain!! who by the way ahs a giveaway at the moment, what are you waiting for?! enter it!!

I'm having a bit of trouble with the image upload (again) so they're all at the top, sorry!!

By the time i finishe this new embroidery i want it to be as embelished as my degree work 2010....lets see if i have the patience again?

(all imagery and text copyright of Lindsey Murray 2011)

all new things....

So today i went to Ripley Castle to the creative dezigns summer sale. lots of lovely stands selling handmade things from clothes to jewellry, and all in the beautiful setting of Ripley Castle.... i was particulary taken with the stand from Lime Tree Design who had some great prints. amongst others i really liked Sophie Likes too, some great little painted and glazed porcelaine buttons for special touches here and there were the nicest things.... the event runs until this sunday.

last thursday, i went to ccad degree show opening night and was wowed by the work-possibly it gave my own graduating year a run for its money! the most outstanding things were from Anni Craston, Lauren Cherice and anni and lauren will both come over to join me in Tanzania to volunteer their time as teachers this summer as part of the Touch Africa Adventures team. see their blogs via the links....

I was lucky enough to have a link of mine shared by lovely friend and fellow artist, Kim Tillyer this week too from Witchmountain, hopefully next week i'll have time to visit her and create some masterpieces!

there'll be pictures of my time at Ripley as soon as i work out how to get them from phone to computer!